"Being spied on illegally, being raided in the fashion that I was, I felt that there's something wrong here, and then out of it grew the idea of creating a political movement.

"When Edward Snowden came out with his revelation, I felt that it's time for a new movement where the young people, the internet generation come together and say, 'enough of this'."

Mr Dotcom has been campaigning for tighter laws around internet privacy and government spy agencies since he was arrested during a raid at his Auckland mansion two years ago.

A court later found that the search warrants were illegal and that a government intelligence agency had unlawfully spied on him.

Mr Dotcom is fighting extradition to the United States on a raft of charges relating to copyright fraud allegedly carried out by his now-closed file-sharing company, Megaupload.

Internet Party wants copyright reform, cheaper web access

The Internet Party does not yet have detailed policies. It says it wants to create a freer, faster and cheaper internet, more high-tech jobs, boost people's privacy and tighten government surveillance.

"We're also talking about copyright reform. I think one important thing here is that content providers need to make their content available internationally at the same time," Mr Dotcom said.

"You can't have an environment where in New Zealand you wait three to six months before movies are released that are already out in the US.

"This is an English speaking country; there's no reason why we have to wait so long, and it's this kind of behaviour that encourages piracy.

"So we will put a law in place that tells these content creators, 'if you release something in the US, you must release it at the same time in New Zealand', and if you don't do that, you are responsible for the piracy, and not ISPs."

Mr Dotcom says he is confident his party will get into parliament and says he is talking with a minor party, Mana, about an alliance.

He says there is a sitting MP who is prepared to come on board, though he will not name names.

Even without extra support though, he believes the Internet Party can get at least 5 per cent of the party vote to ensure a seat in the chamber.